Friday, morning March 27, 2020 UPMC is hosting a press conference that News Talk 104.1 will broadcast an online audio feed here.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in Pennsylvania and around the world, UPMC leaders will provide updates to the media and answer questions on testing, telemedicine and systemwide hospital preparedness efforts.
Scheduled to appear:
- Graham Snyder, M.D., M.S., medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology, UPMC.
- Donald Yealy, M.D., chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh.
- Rachel Sackrowitz, M.D., M.B.A., chief medical officer, UPMC ICU Service Center.
UPMC has been preparing for COVID-19 since early January and has taken proper precautions to enable the quick and safe triage of anyone suspected of having the disease as they arrive at any of our facilities or consult with our physicians virtually via MyUPMC or UPMC AnywhereCare.
We remain committed to providing accurate and up-to-date information to the communities we serve.
The public can view the press conference live online at this link: https://bcove.video/3b1wrHf.
